Low-wage work in the wealthy world:

"Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World builds on an earlier Russell Sage Foundation study (Low-Wage America) to compare the plight of low-wage workers in the United States to five European countries - Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom - where wage supports, worker p...

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Weitere Verfasser: Gautié, Jérôme 1965- (HerausgeberIn), Schmitt, John (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Russell Sage Foundation [2010]
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Zusammenfassung:"Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World builds on an earlier Russell Sage Foundation study (Low-Wage America) to compare the plight of low-wage workers in the United States to five European countries - Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom - where wage supports, worker protections, and social benefits have generally been stronger. By examining low-wage jobs in systematic case studies across five industries, this international study goes well beyond standard statistics to reveal national differences in the quality of low-wage work and the well-being of low-wage workers."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:1 online resource (506 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780871540614
0871540614
9781610446303